Capital

September 8, 2023
Editor's letter: Your weekly news round-up
For some bankers, the week can’t end soon enough. Plans by US...
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August 21, 2023
Compliance demands frustrate bank M&A deals
Rising regulatory and compliance demands are holding up mergers and acquisitions among...
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August 10, 2023
Capital hikes threaten to upend banks’ business lines
Proposed changes to US capital requirements will threaten the “business viability” of...
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July 27, 2023
Canadian and Australian regulators square up to housing markets risks
Epic housing bubbles are threatening financial stability in high-income countries as the...
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July 10, 2023
Hong Kong regulator simplifies banking system
Large banks operating in Hong Kong will likely merge with smaller deposit-taking...
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May 2, 2023
BCBS to review Basel III in the wake of recent bank failures
Recent bank failures in the US and the demise of Credit Suisse...
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03/03/2023
EU looks set for significant Basel III deviations
Finance and regulation experts are startled at how much the EU is deviating from Basel guidelines in its latest banking reforms, raising fears of non-compliance with international banking standards. Basel...
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02/03/2023
Basel III capital ratios for largest global banks fall to pre-pandemic levels
Ratios fell from their H2 2021 record highs to pre-pandemic levels in the latest Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Basel III Monitoring Report Basel III capital ratios for a sample of...
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02/02/2023
Basel III implementation delays create challenges and opportunities for APAC banks
For smaller Asia-Pacific economies Basel III implementation is proving less complex than for international peers, while its bigger players must pay close heed to regulatory approaches in key markets such...
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01/02/2023
European Parliament adopts position on Basel III reforms
The European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) Committee voted on January 24 to adopt several changes to the Capital Requirements Regulation and the Capital Requirements Directive. The votes finalised...
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04/01/2023
Basel Committee finds Basel III has boosted resilience of previously weak banks
The report, published on December 14, is also the Committee’s first holistic evaluation of the impact and efficacy of the Basel III reforms. One of the report’s main findings was...
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